Rayville tax preparer accused of $325K fraud

A Rayville man faces 18 felony counts of suspected fraud in his work as a tax preparer.

Donald Ray Jackson, of 114 Spencer St., is accused of filing fraudulent income tax returns containing fabricated business losses. Seven of Jackson’s clients told investigators with the Louisiana Department of Revenue that they did not own businesses. Two clients said they did own businesses, but that they did not sustain or claim to have sustained any losses.